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mainsheet block change bob45 at 10:32am 10.15.24 Ask All Sailors 7/576 Hi all! I currently have a 5:1 with dedicated cabin top winch and clutch mainsheet set up. I would l
SBO STORE OPEN FOR BUSINESS Crazy Dave Condon at 7:48am 10.15.24 Ask All Sailors 0/264 Recent hurricanes have little affect and is open for business
SBO STORE Crazy Dave Condon at 7:46am 10.15.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/531 The store is open for business with little affect from the hurricanes
Location of keel bolts 2006 Hunter 25 GeeBeeMe at 5:51pm 10.14.24 Smaller Boats 3/354 I have a 2006 Hunter 25. B and R rig, with shoal draft keel. Trying to find location of the keel b
Below Deck Autopilot Randy Bolander at 2:51pm 10.14.24 The Cherubini Hunters 0/269 Hi Everyone, I haven't posted in a while, but we've been sailing our 37 (Shadow) about every weekend
C30 start battery recommendation (1) lunasea6 at 12:25pm 10.14.24 Catalina 30 15/1161 Have a '86 C30 repowered with a Yanmar 2GM... currently Interstate lead acid start and house banks.
Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian friends! Richard19068 at 11:09am 10.14.24 Ask All Sailors 6/375 Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian friends!
Spin-Tec furlers cokomo at 10:50am 10.14.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/475 Does anyone have any experience with Spin-Tec furlers? Our newly purchased boat has one and we are
Circuit Breaker issue? RitSim at 8:30am 10.14.24 Ask All Sailors 8/679 Recent trouble with air conditioning unit solenoid chattering (constant buzzing). Voltage at unit i
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass buddybear at 6:19pm 10.13.24 Catalina 310 12/2332 Looking to replace my original windlass with one that will take chain. I want to put it in the same
Looking for a trailer for my Catalina 25 swing keel chimowoody at 5:09pm 10.13.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/392 Hi all I'm in somewhat of a desperate need to find a trailer (new or used) for my 1980 Catalina 25 s
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. (1) BAD ORCA at 3:38pm 10.13.24 Ask All Sailors 13/774 Im getting ready to haul out in a few weeks and drop keel and install some good backing plates. In
Leaking around Mast DanMaine at 12:06pm 10.13.24 The Cherubini Hunters 17/1156 My HC 37 leaks between the mast and the deck. There is s neoprene gasket there. The water seems to
winter Cover DanMaine at 11:50am 10.13.24 Parts Search 1/336 Looking for a winter cover for a 37' sailboat. I can modify it if need be.
Put-in-Bay and the Great Lakes Comment (1) Kings Gambit at 7:19am 10.13.24 Sails Call Lounge 2/904 Just completing a 10-day visit of western MI and western OH with much exposure to eastern Lake Michi
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife (7) jssailem at 4:50pm 10.12.24 Sails Call Lounge 37/2687 227979 Oh yes. Foilage. 227985 Weather is cooperating.
Thinking of downsizing waterman30 at 2:20pm 10.12.24 Smaller Boats 2/622 I am thinking of letting my 23.5 go and getting something in the 16' range. Any suggestions for a go
Conversation with a Catalina 22 dlochner at 7:57am 10.12.24 Catalina 22 0/852 Cat 22 owners might enjoy this article. https://open.substack.com/pub/loosecannon/p/q-and-a-catalin
B&G Vulcan 7 and Raymarine Autopilot Integration Schwarz633 at 6:18am 10.12.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1283 I just purchased an old sailboat with fairly new instrumentation and am wondering if there's a way t
How to Lock Rudder Down? (Capri 18') (1) FLsail at 5:46am 10.12.24 Smaller Boats 2/375 Hi, I am helping a friend fix his Capri 18' and we can't get the rudder to lock down. I was told we

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First sail complete....sort of Project_Mayhem at 9:22am 06.05.25 Every boat is going to take a different amount of time to setup and launch. Ramps and tow vehicles p
Volvo penta 2002 marine diesel twin cylinder starter jssailem at 8:55am 06.05.25 Do you bolt the starter onto the engine block? If so at least the starter metal outside is grounded
Compression Block and Mast Step jssailem at 8:49am 06.05.25 A mast step on the cabin deck is usually screwed or bolted in place. Removing the mast step gives yo
Problems Project_Mayhem at 8:18am 06.05.25 To protect the hull from the rudder, I'd use a rubber rub/mat with a slit in the middle for the rudd
Bow chocks or Fairleads on H36 for guiding lines while on a mooring buoy jssailem at 7:49am 06.05.25 All boats are affected by tide and wind. Tide tends to be constant and the boat will go one way or t
Problems SteveHughessails at 7:42am 06.05.25 Our hatch fits into the back port corner. Our rudder has never been lifted into the vessel. We alway
Wind Instrument Wiring Question LLoyd B at 7:41am 06.05.25 Has the boatyard offered compensation? Did you verify voltage before you turned the power back on? I
Shelf pins? Project_Mayhem at 7:40am 06.05.25 I believe the holes on my 94 C30's shelf are either 3/8 or 1/2". I can check for you this weekend
Problems patrickfarley at 7:27am 06.05.25 Get Wet Organizer is a great idea. I will get a couple this week. Hatch is full size and I need i
Has Anyone Installed the CD Heavy Duty Gate Stanchion on their New Design? ...3TacksontheWater at 6:50am 06.05.25 Thanks for the input Gene. I was leaning in that direction and placed the order for the lifelines sa
First sail complete....sort of mermike at 6:10am 06.05.25 I had the boom above the notch in the mast and wonder if it should have been below. The boom goe
Hurricane Season 2025 Don S/V ILLusion at 6:03am 06.05.25 The number of storms that actually occur is irrelevant. If there is only one storm in any particula
Bow chocks or Fairleads on H36 for guiding lines while on a mooring buoy shemandr at 5:53am 06.05.25 To make it worse the 356 (36) sails around on its anchor a bit. Our anchor line ran from the windle
Help! Cracking on deck of 2010 Hunter 33 seadaddler at 4:44am 06.05.25 My 07 H- 36 has many cracks all over
water pressure issue seadaddler at 4:40am 06.05.25 Screens clogged at where lines go into water heater and. That what did and the screens needed clean
First sail complete....sort of jssailem at 3:24am 06.05.25 When I had my M15 it took about 30 minutes to rig and splash it there was no one else at the launch
Hurricane Season 2025 BigEasy at 9:57pm 06.04.25 The number of storms that actually occur is irrelevant. If there is only one storm in any particula
Hurricane Season 2025 (3) jssailem at 8:46pm 06.04.25 2024 Hurricane Review If you remember in 2024, we identified the use of the ENSO currents in the Pa
Reefing point? (2) jssailem at 8:12pm 06.04.25 231964 If your sail design has these two reef cringle (note these will be reinforced to handle the s
Hurricane Season 2025 Rick Webb at 8:06pm 06.04.25 The number of storms that actually occur is irrelevant. If there is only one storm in any particular

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